City Of Paris Firefighter Helmet Mle 33.

HELMET OF FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, Male of October 5, 1933, 5th republic. Slightly trapezoidal shaped bomb in nickel and chrome stainless steel. Folded brass bangle straddling the outer edge of the visor and the neck cover which is marked by the manufacturer Bernard FRANCK et Fils in Aubervilliers and registered “7657” “01302”. Flat present on the front of the crest with flaming bomb attached in brass. Frontal plaque representing a shield with the arms of the City of Paris surmounted by a crown, with oak and laurel branches on each side, all surmounted by a ribbon bearing the inscription “FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR”. Black leather chin strap. Black leather headdress cut into six wolf teeth. France. Fifth Republic. Fairly good condition, a few dents on the bomb, worn headdress. - The 1933 model helmet of the firefighters At the beginning of the 1930s the Paris firefighters, who were soldiers, expressed the need for a more protective helmet than that of the 1895 model which equipped them. The French army had just made evolve the 1915 Adrian helmet towards the more resistant 1926 model made in a single piece with the addition of a crest and an attribute plaque1. Indeed, in 1931 Colonel Pouderoux, who commanded the Paris Fire Brigade (from 1925 to 1933), initiated a study in this direction carried out by the Bernard Franck et Fils company. It was the latter which supplied the 1895 model. Bernard Franck & Fils relied in part on the study carried out for the army helmet in 19152 and proposed a new model in January 1932, close to the Adrian helmet of the model general of the army and four times more resistant than the 1895 model.

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